Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Primary school starting age
Equatorial Guinea
7 years
in 2025
Gambia
7 years
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Primary school starting age over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Gambia, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 210 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6.5 years | 0.5 years | Gambia |
| 1980s | 6 years | 8 years | 2 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 7.1 years | 0.9 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | β |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | β |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school starting age, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 7 years against 7 years in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary school starting age (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.